the day before yesterday

IPA/ðə dˈeɪ bɪfˌɔː jˈɛstədˌeɪ/
IPA/ðə dˈeɪ bᵻfˌɔːɹ jˈɛstɚdˌeɪ/

the day before yesterday — 副詞

1. on the day that came two days earlier than today.

1.副詞A2
釋義

前天

今天的前兩天

on the day that came two days earlier than today.

例句

Nadia mailed the passport forms the day before yesterday, so they should arrive soon.

Nadia 前天寄出了護照申請表，所以應該很快就會到了。

time phrase at end of clause

The day before yesterday, Minho saw smoke rising from the empty garage.

前天，Minho 看見空車庫裡冒出煙來。

time phrase at beginning of clause

同義詞
  • two days ago

    the most common shorter way to express the same time

  • two days earlier

    used when the reference day is already clear, not necessarily today

反義詞

文法句型

verb phrase + the day before yesterday

the day before yesterday + clause

用法筆記

Often used like 'two days ago' to place a past event in time. In everyday English it normally appears without a preposition when it works as the time expression in a clause.

常見錯誤

❌I saw her before yesterday.
✅I saw her the day before yesterday.
💡English normally uses the full fixed phrase, not just 'before yesterday'.
❌We arrived in the day before yesterday.
✅We arrived the day before yesterday.
💡no preposition is needed before this time phrase in ordinary use.